This week In Singing Ladies 39/52

How well do you know your music? Let’s find out with a quiz that accompanies this week playlist.

The subjects du jour are : Gal Costa, Joni Mitchell, Buika, Tori Amos, Storm Large, Amy Winehouse, Norah Jones, Ayo, Beth Gibbons, Sheryl Crow, Janis Joplin, Lady Gaga

They are the 12 Singing Ladies selected among the 445 Posts we publish this week.

1. Which Brazilian artist recorded a duet version of “Sua Estupidez” with Roberto Carlos in 1997?

  • A Elis Regina
  • B Gal Costa
  • C Caetano Veloso

2. Which Joni Mitchell song includes the line “But in France they say / Everyday / Love puts on a new face”?

  • A Love Puts On A New Face
  • B A Case of You
  • C Big Yellow Taxi

3. Which Spanish TV show featured Concha Buika performing with Javier Limón on September 29, 2010?

  • A El Hormiguero
  • B Buenafuente
  • C La Resistencia

4. On what date was Tori Amos’s song “Blood Roses” recorded live in Las Vegas for a pay-per-view special?

  • A September 24, 1999
  • B February 19, 2000
  • C October 15, 1998

5. What Romanian traditional song did Storm Large perform with Pink Martini at their 2013 concert?

  • A “Ciuleandra”
  • B “Până când nu te iubeam”
  • C “Hora Mare”

6. Who performed “Stronger Than Me” at the 2004 Strat Pack concert?

  • A Amy Winehouse
  • B Eric Clapton
  • C Brian May

7. Which album features Norah Jones’s song “Flipside”?

  • A Come Away With Me
  • B Feels Like Home
  • C Day Breaks

8. Where did Ayo perform her song “Boom Boom” live on September 28, 2017?

  • A ABC Studios
  • B Paste Studios
  • C NPR Tiny Desk

9. Which live album recorded at the Roseland Ballroom includes Portishead’s “Cowboys”?

  • A Roseland NYC Live
  • B Live at the Filmore
  • C MTV Unplugged

10. What controversy surrounded the release of Sheryl Crow’s “Hard to Make a Stand” in the US?

  • A Lyrics glorifying violence
  • B References to abortion
  • C Tax evasion

11. In which year did Janis Joplin perform “I Need a Man to Love” on the Hollywood Palace show?

  • A 1966
  • B 1967
  • C 1968

12. During which festival did Lady Gaga perform “Bad Romance” live on September 24, 2011?

  • A Coachella
  • B iHeartRadio Music Festival
  • C Glastonbury

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Tracklist

1 . Gal Costa . Sua Estupidez

Lifted from : Happy Birthday Gal Costa. ‘Costa Bella’

2 . Joni Mitchell . Love Puts On A New Face

Lifted from : Joni Mitchell releases her sixteenth album . ‘Taming the Tiger’ (1998)

3 . Buika . Oro Santo (w/ Javier Limón)

Lifted from : Tori Amos sings and plays in Las Vegas (1999)

4 . Tori Amos . Blood Roses

Lifted from : Pink Martini release their sixth album ‘Get Happy’ featuring Rufus Wainwright, Phyllis Diller and more guests (2013)

5 . Storm Large . Până când nu te iubeam (w/ Pink Martini)

Lifted from : Amy Winehouse celebrates Stratocaster 50 years (2004)

6 . Amy Winehouse . Stronger Than Me

Lifted from : On the web, Norah Jones on KCRW (2016)

7 . Norah Jones . Flipside

Lifted from : Ayo folkifies Paste Studios (2017)

8 . Ayo . Boom Boom

Lifted from : Portishead release ‘Portishead,’ their eponymous second album (1997)

9 . Beth Gibbons . Cowboys (w/ Portishead )

Lifted from : A&M Records publish ‘Sheryl Crow,’ her second and eponymous album featuring ‘If It Makes You Happy’ (1996)

10 . Sheryl Crow . Hard to Make . Stand

Lifted from : On TV today, Javier Limón duets with Buika (2010)

11 . Janis Joplin . I Need A Man To Love

Lifted from : On TV today, Janis Joplin at ‘Hollywood Palace’ (1968)

12 . Lady Gaga . Bad Romance

Lifted from : Lady Gaga wins it all in Las Vegas (2011)

And the correct answers (in case you missed one or two) are:

1. In 1997, Roberto Carlos recorded a duet version of “Sua Estupidez” with Gal Costa. Their collaboration was later released on the album Duetos in 2006.

2. “Love Puts On A New Face” by Joni Mitchell includes the line “But in France they say / Everyday / Love puts on a new face.” The song fits within her late 1990s songwriting period.

3. Concha Buika performed with Javier Limón on the Spanish TV show Buenafuente on September 29, 2010. This televised acoustic collaboration reflects their ongoing artistic partnership.

4. Tori Amos recorded “Blood Roses” live on September 24, 1999, during a concert at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. This performance was later broadcast as a pay-per-view special.

5. Pink Martini performed the Romanian traditional song “Până când nu te iubeam” with guest vocalist Storm Large at a 2013 concert near Portland. The song was also featured on their Get Happy album.

6. Amy Winehouse performed “Stronger Than Me” during the 2004 Strat Pack concert at Wembley Arena. The event celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Fender Stratocaster.

7. “Flipside” is a track on Norah Jones’s sixth studio album, Day Breaks, released in 2016. The song was promoted with various live performances, including a KCRW live session.

8. Ayo performed “Boom Boom” live at Paste Studios in New York City on September 28, 2017. The song is part of her self-titled album and addresses themes of police brutality.

9. “Cowboys” is included in Portishead’s live album and film, Roseland NYC Live, which was recorded at the Roseland Ballroom in 1997. The album showcases live orchestral arrangements of their music.

10. Sheryl Crow’s “Hard to Make a Stand” sparked controversy in the US due to its references to abortion, which led to it not being released as a single in the country. The song appeared on her 1996 self-titled album.

11. Janis Joplin performed “I Need a Man to Love” on the Hollywood Palace show in 1968. The song is from Big Brother and the Holding Company’s album Cheap Thrills, released the same year.

12. Lady Gaga performed “Bad Romance” live at the iHeartRadio Music Festival on September 24, 2011. The festival was one of many notable performances from Gaga during that year.

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